Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 3.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
Northern Europe ranks 24th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.8% | — |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -54.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 6 |
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- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -13.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe was 3.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Northern Europe rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Northern Europe ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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